"Hart, darling, you can't fix this. You get that, right? If he's less into prostitution, that means he's probably into drugs and the more people want drugs, the more they'll do anything for money. Things won't change." No, Axel wasn't overly hopeful but he never had much to believe in. He never saw light at the end of the tunnel but then, he wasn't really the sort to only see darkness either. He knew the world was cruel but he also knew he had some pretty amazing dumb luck. Hence Hartley. Things weren't all bad. "Did you do all of this so I could quit? Cause that had a slightly dodgy hero complex vibe."